{"product_id":"translating-europe-in-aelfrics-lives-of-saints-hardcover","title":"Translating Europe in ÆLfric's Lives of Saints - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuisa Ostacchini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslating Europe in  lfric's 'Lives of Saints'\u003c\/em\u003e is the first study of the representation of European peoples, places, and geographies in the \u003cem\u003eLives of Saints\u003c\/em\u003e, one of early medieval England's most famed works. It examines the \u003cem\u003eLives of Saints\u003c\/em\u003e as a unified collection whose various items work cumulatively and concurrently to provide audiences with teachings far beyond the scope of an individual homily or saints' life. In doing so, it demonstrates that  lfric's European characters and settings served not merely as a convenient skeleton on which to frame his hagiographical narratives, but rather lay at the heart of his didactic praxis and pedagogic aims. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuisa Ostacchini systematically compares each of the 30 plus items that comprise  lfric's \u003cem\u003eLives of Saints\u003c\/em\u003e to their Latin sources and to one another to highlight previously unnoticed patterns and formulae within collection. In so doing, she demonstrates that  lfric's interest in community was both inward and outward looking: he sought on the one hand to situate England within the wider Christian world, and on the other hand to promote the internal unity of the English kingdom and the reformed monastic establishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book sheds new light on the ways that  lfric wrote about the Christian world and England's place within it, and further illuminates of the didactic praxis and ideology of one of the most influential and significant authors of the early medieval period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuisa Ostacchini is a college lecturer at St John's College, Oxford, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuisa Ostacchini, \u003cem\u003eLecturer at St John's College, University of Oxford\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuisa Ostacchini is a college lecturer at St John's College, Oxford, where she teaches Old and Middle English literature. Her research centres pre-conquest literature, with particular interests in translation between Latin and the vernacular, pre-modern national and international identity, and intratextuality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.71 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755365663008,"sku":"9780198913733","price":179.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c95915514a5dc84ca9cbccf8f0065f8.webp?v=1780056950","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/translating-europe-in-aelfrics-lives-of-saints-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}